Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

There is bound to be an exciting
contest for the republican nomination
for representative. in congress from this
district. In fact the contest has al
ready begun in some quarters. La
Fayetto county republicans are en-
dcavoring to push their fayorite Hon.
l.. A. orion as far to the front as
possible; while the brethren in Green
county are demanding the nomination
for Hon. j. b. Treat by right of sue
eession. A few weeks ago the laFay-
ette county republican papers ably
advocated Mr.. Orton's nomination,
and last week The Monroe Sentinel
set forth Mr.. Treats claims i'll the
following vigorous editorial:
Recently there was published in the
Evening Wisconsin an article relating
to congressional timber III the third
district, and in connection with many
other ideas presented, was that of the
probable candidacy of Hon Hon. j. b.
Treat We don't know who the author
of the article is, but it is quite evident
from its tone that there is more CAB
than sense in the representations. So
far as Mr. Treat having anything to
say or do in instigating the movement
in his own behalf, the talk is utterly
unfounded. Therefore the caption
Treat says he's next is unCallcd for.
Had Mr.. Treat formally announced
himself rs candidate, he certainly
would have been too digniiied to lug in
side issues and persons aspiring to the
nomination, for the sake of damning
them with left-hand compliments, or
laying any particular stress upon the
third term aspirant. Il. NJ. LaFollette.
Mr.. Orion, Of Darlington is, we under
stand from pretty good authority Il
candidate for the nomination. There
can be no doubt that Dane and Grant
and possibly Iowa counties, will each
present their best man. 1t is hardly
probably that Mr.. LaFollette will
make a serious effort to get there =
again; common courtesy would suggest
to him the propricty of letting his
record of two terms plead his cause
before the convention. 1t sometimes
happens that there are men acknow-
lodged, by all, to possess peculiar
fitness, great gifts and superior ability,
popularity for position, and the people
recognizing this accord the place to
him time and again, because there is
TO one who has the desire or ambition
TO dispute the claim. 1t is safe to say
without any disparagement- that
Mr. LaFollette is not one of this
supremacy fitted class of statesmen;
although he has been very fair aver
age congressman, and, SO far as we can
learn, has made clean record.
Therefore he is entitled to fair con-
sideration in the discussion of Candi-
dates. There is no doubt that Mr..
Treat would make a solid candidate.
and make a strong run for congress,
and it would be but fair and gust to
put him i'll the race in the presiden-
tial year. 1t is also quite probable that
should he decide to be a candidate in
the convention, he would have the
solid delegation from Green County.
That Green county is clearly entitled
to the honor of furnishing the candi-
date, goes without saying, and it does
look rs though matters are shaping
themselves to make Mr.. Treat up into
congressional timber. But he has
uttered no such sentiment as has been
quoted above. In fact he has had
cause to place little dependence upon
promises made by the politicians of
other parts of the Third District, and
SO far as making any promises are
concerned. he is too well poised to
commit such blunder. 1t may be
that the people will take hold of the
matter and elect delegates, who will
consider the fitness of all things. and
concede to Green county her right to
warm the seat in the tifty-frst con-
gress with one of her own citizens, for
the benefit and behoof of the republi-
can party, the district and the state
and the nation. We should not be
parties to any mistake in this matter
that would handicap the hearty CO.
operation of all Republicans in the
coming campaign, and save the big
majority for the general ticket.